NCMT has launched a comprehensive five-year Extended Service Warranty for Makino and Okuma CNC machines in the UK and Ireland, ensuring peak operational performance with minimal downtime.

Positioning systems for mechanical applications, automation and additive manufacturing are diverse, reflecting their varied uses. Aerotech, with over 50 years of expertise, addresses the various needs for precise motion control with its Automation 1 platform.

Atomic Precision, a rapidly growing space-sector machining firm, has found a game-changing solution to boost productivity: the Brother Speedio U500Xd1. Compact, fast, and versatile, this high-performance machine is transforming their workflow, enabling precise manufacturing of complex parts and opening doors to larger orders and tighter deadlines.

The Fraunhofer Institutes IWU and Ifam have developed Hoverlight, a unique damping solution for machine tools. This innovation delivers 20 percent weight savings and triple the vibration damping, enhancing precision and productivity.

Servomold is strengthening its focus on medical technology with a multi-million euro site expansion, adding state-of-the-art production and quality assurance facilities, including a high-precision 5-axis milling machine and advanced measuring systems.

Tackling the growing challenge of PET waste, Oerlikon Barmag and Evonik have teamed up to pioneer a breakthrough in chemical recycling. With advanced depolymerisation and repolymerisation processes, this partnership promises to transform PET recycling into a scalable, sustainable solution for the global plastics industry.

Cutting tool manufacturer Paul Horn has received a second Allianz Industrie 4.0 Award Baden-Württemberg, underlining the company's continuous pursuit of innovation and its pioneering role in digitalisation.

Lubricant specialist Zeller+Gmelin will be presenting its latest developments at the Intec 2025, the international trade fair for machine tools, manufacturing and automation technology. From 11 to 14 March, the company will be presenting a selection of its lubricants and innovative fluid management solutions.

At K 2025, the "Towards Zero" pitch on October 13 will showcase cutting-edge start-ups transforming the plastics industry with circular solutions and emission-reduction technologies. Applications are open until March 1, 2025.

After a rocky year for UK subcontract manufacturing, with market activity plunging by 23 percent in 2024 due to post-Budget uncertainty, optimism returns in early 2025. Despite last year’s setbacks, new data points to a rebound, signaling renewed momentum for the sector.